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The Junior Developer Is Going Extinct (dev.to)

submitted 1 day ago by mothasa@x69.org to c/programming@programming.dev

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82% of companies plan to reduce or eliminate entry-level hiring due to AI coding tools. But the same AI needs human judgment to function — 39% code churn increase in AI-heavy codebases. The pipeline is dying.

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[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

For what it's worth, open source dev can also work. If you can commit some time to a project you care deeply about and make regular contributions, that's another form of experience, and I see no reason you couldn't add that as a line to your resume alongside any other work experience.

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 hours ago

When I hire, this is actually the preferred experience. College degrees go on the bottom of the pile unless they stand out in another way. College is an indication (for me) that you lack the passion to be self taught.